Hinged vehicle-hood.



- T. GOLDE.

HINGED VEHICLE HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED AUGA, 1911.

1,034,902. 7 P en ed Aug. 6,1912.

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T. GOLDE.

HINGE-D VEHICLE HOOD.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.4, 1911.

1,034,902, Patented Aug. 6,1912.

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T. GOLDE. k HINGED VEHICLE HOOD.

APPLICATION TILED AUGA, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6', 1912.

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T. GOLDB.

HINGED VEHIGLE HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED AUGA, 1911.

1,034,902, Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

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TRAUGOTT GOLDE, OF GERA, GERMANY.

HINGED VEHICLE-HOOD.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Serial No. 642,256.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, TRAUGOTT Gown, a subject of the Prince of Reuss,Younger Line, residing at Gera', Reuss, Germany, have invented a new andImproved Hinged Hood for Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a hinged hood for automobiles and othervehicles, which may be readily folded and is braced in a novel andeflicient manner.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a. side view of a vehicle hoodembodying my invention, showing it open; Fig. 2 a similar view showingit folded; Fig. 3 a side view of a modification of the hood showing itopen; Fig. 4 a side view of Fig. 3 showing it closed; Fig. 5. a sideview of a further modification of the hood showin it open;

Fig. 6 a side view of'Fig. 5 s owing it closed; Fig. 7 a side view of astill further modification of the hood showin it open, and Fig. 8 a sideview of Fig. 7 s owing it closed.

- The hood comprises a pair of rear bows a and b, pivoted to the vehiclebody at a. Across the foremost bow b, there extends the front member hof an obliquely arranged articulated brace it, y the rear member 9 ofwhich is pivoted to the front member h at a point f intermediate bows a,6. Rear member 9 is furthermore pivoted to rear bow a at 9', while frontmember 71, is ivoted to front. bow b at k and extends a distance beyondsaid how. To the forward end of member h there is further pivoted at e,an intermediate bow 11 adapted to be alined with brace g, h and toextend in a like oblique direction. To how 6 is pivoted at apointlocated above pivot h, the rear end of a two arm lever 13 thatcrosses intermediate bow i and is pivoted thereto at 2". The outriggerbow d is pivoted to the front end of lever c at d. A third rear bow isis arranged betliveen bows a, b and is pivoted to bow b at a It willbeseen that by the construction described the top is effectively bracedfrom end to end and that it may readily be folded as shown in Fig. 2. I

In Figs. 3 and 4, an additional prop 1 connects oblique bow i with bow din frontof lever c and in approximate parallelism therewith.

In Figs. and 6, the rear member 9 of the oblique brace h, g'is pivotedto the vehicle body at g in lieu of being pivoted to bow a. Thesupplemental bow is is pivoted to said rear bow at k in lieu ofbeingpivoted to bow b.

In Figs 7 and 8 the construction is the same as in Figs. 5 and 6,excepting that the prop Z shown in Figs. 3 and 4- is embodied therein. i

I claim:

A vehicle hood comprising a rear how, an articulated diagonal bracepivoted wthe same and turning on a fulcrum back of said how, said braceextending a distance forward of said bow, an intermediate bow pivoted tothe forward end of the brace, a

lever pivoted to the rear bow above the brace and also to theintermediate bow, and an outrigger bow carried by the lever.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

TRAUGOTT GOLDE. Witnesses:

J STEPHAIN, CHARLES NEUER.

